Research Articles
Physical Impairment or Disability?
Three Cases of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip from Grote Kerk, Alkmaar, the Netherlands (A.D. 1716–1830)
163–181
AbstractDisability is part of the human experience, yet until recently, the lived experiences of individuals affected by physical impairment have been...
Forgotten Children
The Fetal and Infant Skeletal Remains of the W. D. Trotter Anatomy Museum, New Zealand
182–215
AbstractFetal and infant skeletal remains in anatomical collections remain an underutilized yet important source of information on the interactions of...
Special Section: Bioarchaeology of Climate Change
Exploring the Evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi and the Emergence of Chagas Disease in the Context of Environmental Change
Applying the Stockholm Paradigm to Archaeoparasitology (Part I)
216–230
AbstractThe Stockholm Paradigm is an evolutionary synthesis that explains the emergence of novel pathogens in the context of environmental disturbances....
Documenting the Presence of Chagas Disease in Prehistoric North America
Applying the Stockholm Paradigm to Archaeoparasitology (Part II)
231–247
AbstractThe DAMA protocol (Document, Assess, Monitor, Act) is the applied aspect of the Stockholm Paradigm. Evidence from archaeology and history of...
Desert Dust and City Smoke
Investigating the Impact of Urbanization and Aridification on the Prevalence of Pulmonary/ Pleural Inflammation in the Middle Nile Valley (2500 B.C. to 1500 A.D.)
248–269
AbstractThis study investigates the impact of urbanization and aridification on prevalence rates of lower respiratory tract disease in archaeological...
Resilience and Climate Instability at the Beginning of the Middle Horizon (550–800 A.D.)
An Analysis of Violent Trauma in Huaca 20 (Peruvian Central Coast)
270–292
AbstractThis article presents a study of the relationship between violence and climate stress in the Lima culture, a pre-Hispanic society of the...